Yes, “Machete” is actually a real movie, due for release in September, just in time for the midterm election season. And yes, it actually stars Steven Segal and Robert DeNiro and Jessica Alba and Lindsay Lohan (as a socialite/nun, of course) and Cheech, who plays a homicidal priest. But the interesting part, aside from the [...]
In a gambit to recapture the fascination with Carly Fiorina’s bizarre web video, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has thrown together this number to prebut the California Republican Senate debate tonight in Los Angeles. It features, among other things, an endless stream of ovine puns: I guess the lesson in all this is that surreality [...]
Close readers of Swampland will remember that the Federal Communications Commission lost a big battle in the broadband regulation war back in April, when a federal court ruled that the agency did not have the legal authority to regulate what happens over broadband wires. Today, the FCC will come back with a plan to reestablish [...]
Ben Smith points to this remark from John Thune buried in a Politico profile of Bob Corker today. “I think he’s a guy who’s willing to get down into the weeds,” said South Dakota Sen. John Thune, who is No. 4 in GOP leadership. “Because he immerses himself in that and understands it so well [...]
Politico has a scoop today tailor-made for the online, read-a-headline-and-click-away culture. “Obama Biggest Recipient of BP Cash” it blares, gaining the coveted Matt Drudge link with a dollar sign in the word “CA$H” to prove the point. In the print copy of Politico, the Drudge-bait is toned down, “Before Spill, BP Pumped Money Into Washington.” [...]
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, 71, today announced he would not seek reelection after more than 20 terms in office. The Wisconsin Democrat’s departure is the latest example of veteran Democrats deciding to withdraw rather than face tough reelections — a troubling sign for House speaker Nancy Pelosi for whom retention of the House [...]
UPDATE: Double posted on Jay, see above.
